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Category: Economics, Industry, Shipbuilding

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 78793

Monson Maine Slate Company, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 101155

Boat under construction at Norcross Wharf, North Twin Lake, 1902

Contributed by: Norcross Heritage Trust Date: circa 1902 Location: Indian Purchase Township No. 3 Media: Photographic print

Item 6292

James Clarence Hamlen, Jr., 1889

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889 Media: Photographic print

Item 7983

Bow of 80 ft. boat in Portland Co. shop., 1921

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1921 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 7984

Shipbuilding at the Portland Co., 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1921 Location: Portland; South Portland Media: Photoprint

Item 9372

Copy of a letter from Joshua Richardson to David Magoun, 1841

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841-05-08 Location: Bath; Portland; Savannah Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11912

900 Horsepower Engine for the East Hampton, ca. 1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 12121

Ship on runway, South Portland, 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 12248

Bath Iron Works fabrication plant, Brunswick, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1955 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, print

Item 12755

Boatyard at Center Harbor, Brooklin, 1995

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: 1995 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency

Item 13935

Sail plan drawn by Amos P. Lord, ca. 1930

Courtesy of Gambell and Hunter Sailmakers, an individual partner Date: circa 1930 Location: Camden Media: Graphite on paper

Item 13977

Russell Shipbuilding Company yard, Portland, 1919

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Item 14518

Beeswax used in sailmaking, ca. 1990

Courtesy of Gambell and Hunter Sailmakers, an individual partner Date: circa 1990 Location: Camden Media: Beeswax, pine tar

Item 21414

Camden Shipyard interior, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Camden Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Camden Media: Photographic print

Item 21564

Cumberland Shipbuilding, South Portland, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 25390

Receipt for mast supplies, Falmouth, 1770

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1770-08-31 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 27832

View from Brooklyn Heights, Thomaston, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 34049

Sardine carrier Jacob Pike, Thomaston, 1948, ca. 1948

Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: circa 1948 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 34312

Sardine carrier Mary Anne launch prep, Thomaston, 1947, 1947

Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: 1947 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 37147

Ezekiel Hatch, Belfast, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Belfast Media: Ambrotype

Item 82359

Winter scene in Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 83295

East Boothbay waterfront, 1899

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: 1899 Location: East Boothbay Media: Photographic print

Item 108619

Bath Iron Works. Bath, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Bath Media: Glass plate negative

Item 4193

Bath Iron Works, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print